Jazz Meets Classical with Paquito D'Rivera in the Allen Room

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On November 17th and 18th, Jazz at Lincoln Center brings one of the finest musicians of our time to the stage of The Allen Room, the passionate and powerful clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera. Exploring the Third Stream, the synthesis of jazz and classical music, Mr. D'Rivera continues the tradition paved by jazz greats Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman and others who merged the classical music of Bernstein, Stravinsky and others with jazz.

Paquito D'Rivera was born in Cuba and began his career as a child prodigy, playing both the clarinet and the saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. D'Rivera formed and performed with various musical ensembles as a teenager and became one of the founding members of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, which he subsequently conducted for two years, he was also founding member and co-director of the innovative musical group Irakere. While Mr. D'Rivera's discography includes over 30 solo albums in jazz, bebop and Latin music, his contributions to classical music include solo performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the London Royal Symphony and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to his performing career as an instrumentalist, Mr. D'Rivera has rapidly gained a reputation as an accomplished composer. Mr. D'Rivera is an Artist in Residence at New Jersey Performing Arts Center and serves as a member of the board of directors of many important artistic organizations in the United States that influence classical and jazz styles alike. For ten years, Mr. D'Rivera has been Artistic Director of the famous world-class Festival International de Jazz en el Tambo in Uruguay. Mr. D'Rivera has been a featured performer with Jazz at Lincoln Center throughout its history.

Concertgoers have the opportunity to attend a free pre-concert tour on Friday, November 17th from 6:00-7:00pm when Jazz at Lincoln Center in collaboration with Contemporary Posters, New York City, proudly presents an exhibit of the world-famous Polish School of Posters showcasing jazz posters of Poland. The exhibit features the works of artists Rafal Olbinksi, Jan Sawka and Waldemar Swierzy and is open for public viewing on the sixth floor of Frederick P. Rose Hall through November 26th.

Photo by Frank Stewart

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